HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
HA’ARETZ: 1. NETANYAHU’S EQUATION: BETTER MISSILES AT TEL AVIV THAN AN IRANIAN BOMB
President Obama declares: „Those beating the drums of war against Iran need to explain the costs and benefits of such an action are.”
MA’ARIV
1. NETANYAHU AGREES TO GIVE OBAMA A LIMITED WINDOW OF TIME
Israeli source in Washington: At their meeting, the two decided to shorten the timetable for exhausting the diplomatic process.
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. Obama, the day after the summit with Netanyahu:
„AN ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN WOULD ALSO HARM THE US”
Yesterday: US President mobilized all his powers of persuasion against an attack. But Defense Secretary Panetta reassured AIPAC: If all options fail, we will act militarily.
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. Obama inclined to provide Israel with bunkerbuster bombs and refueling planes.
„MASTERS OF OUR FATE”
This was the PM’s main message to the administration and the world upon the close of his visit to Washington. [National Security Council Chairman] Amidror: „We will return to Israel, consider the US position
– and decide.” In shadow of threats: Tehran agrees to negotiations again, and the American President warned: „We will pay a severe price for an early attack.”
2. „2012 IS NOT 1944.”
In dramatic AIPAC speech, Netanyahu recalled the American refusal to bomb Auschwitz and declared: „I will never let my people live in the shadow of annihilation.”
WALLA!
1. 3.3 EARTHQUAKE FELT IN KIRYAT SHEMONA
(…). No reports of injuries or damage at this stage. (…).
2. FIRST SUSPECT IN NEW DELHI TERRORIST ATTACK: JOURNALIST WITH IRANIAN LINKS
Indian police announce arrest of Said Muhammad Kedmi, 50, Indian national who worked for Iranian media outlet. According to suspicion, he helped terrorists observe diplomats.
NANA10
1. EARTHQUAKE FELT IN NORTH, NO INJURIES
2. INDIA: JOURNALIST SUSPECTED OF AIDING IN PLANNING THE TERRORIST ATTACK
Indian police arrest citizen who worked
– so he claimed –
for an Iranian newspaper, on suspicion of providing information on movements of Israeli diplomats near the embassy.
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 12:50] ______________________________
SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Yediot Ahronot observes, „The final State Comptroller’s report [on the so-called Harpaz affair], which will be released in a month or two, regarding the sad chain of events between Defense Minister’s Bureau and the Chief-of-Staff’s Bureau will not uproot mountains, nor will it cause them to be ground to dust. More or less, this tragic story will arrive at its last stop.” The author says, „The history of the IDF is full of bitter feuds that were hidden from the public by the IDF Censor. For example, had the public known how [the late IDF Chief-of-Staff] Moshe Levy and his confidants in the IDF echelons attempted to prevent the appointment of [former IDF Chief-of-Staff) Dan Shomron, even the hairs on the heads of the bald would have stood up.”
Ma’ariv notes, „Whoever knows a little bit about the yeshiva world and the studies that take place therein, knows that it is inconceivable that 50-60,000 students listed as yeshiva students, or that even most of them, could attain a level of exemplary wisdom for which they are entitled to be exempt from military duty.” The author discusses a recent story about a „22 year-old ultra-orthodox marginal youth” who received an IDF exemption in exchange for bogus studies, for which his putative yeshiva received a government subsidy, and asserts that this is far from what was originally intended.
Yisrael Hayom, in the wake of International Women’s Day<www.internationalwomensday.com/> and on the eve of Purim<goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Tourist%20Information/Jewish%20Themes/Holidays/Pages/Purim.aspx> and the reading of the Book of Esther<www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Bible/Esthertoc.html>, tells us that, „Indeed, Queen Esther transformed from a beauty queen into a leader. Beautiful, submissive, passive and quiet Esther conquered the heart of King Ahasuerus
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perhaps as an antithesis of independent-minded Vashti who stood her ground. Esther became the king’s heartthrob from amongst the wave of women who were brought to his palace. Before the very eyes of the scroll’s wondering readers, she transformed into an active figure, commanding, expressing decisive opinions, setting conditions and formulating strategies. Queen Esther became Esther the leader.” The author concludes, „Esther rose to prominence due to her beauty but she entered into the annals of history due to her character.”
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